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CJ Layne - Swimming & Diving - University of Kentucky Athletics

CJLayne

  • position Breaststroke
  • class Sophomore
  • Hometown Bowling Green, Ohio
  • Major Geological Sciences
  • High school Bowling Green High School

Top Times (SCY):
100 Breaststroke: 54.48 (Ohio State Championships, 2/21/19)
200 Breaststroke: 2:00.21 (NCSA Spring Championships, 3/22/19)
200 IM: 1:54.43 (2021 SEC Championships, 2/24/21)

Top Times (LCM):
100 Breaststroke: 1:04.60 (NCSA Summer Championships, 8/1/18)
200 Breaststroke: 2:25.26 (NCSA Summer Championships, 8/9/19)
200 IM: 2:21.15 (Cleveland Speedo Sectionals, 7/21/19)

2021-22 (Sophomore): Did not compete during the 2021-22 season.

2020-21 (Freshman): Competed in the 100 breast (55.18), 200 breast (2:01.38), and 200 IM (1:54.43) at the 2021 SEC Championships, also splitting 25.20 and 56.67 on the breaststroke legs of the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay that took 10th and ninth, respectively … Placed third on the 200 breast (2:04.07), seventh on the 100 breast (56.02), and 12th in the 200 IM (1:57.31) at the Missouri Invitational … Won the 100 breast (57.15) and was the 200 breast runner-up (2:07.79) in his Wildcat debut against Vanderbilt … Raced to fourth in the 200 breast (2:03.73) and fifth in the 100 breast (57.16) versus Louisville … Took fourth in the 200 breast (2:05.54) and sixth in the 100 breast (57.96) at Alabama. 

Prior to UK: Ohio DII state record-holder in the 100 breast … Three-time Ohio state champion in the 100 breast … Also competed for Bowling Green Swim Club where he was a U.S. Open qualifier … Placed 10th in the 50m breast at the 2019 NCSA Summer Championships … Three-time finalist at 2019 NCSA Spring Championships … NISCA and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.

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